Earlier this year it added to its interest in the Syncrude Canada Ltd. partnership, acquiring Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. for $4.2-billion (Canadian), then snapping up Murphy Oil Corp.'s 5-per-cent stake for $937-million. Suncor (TSX:SU) says it could pay an additional US$165 million to OMV if the partners in the Chevron-led project agree to proceed with development following engineering and design which is now underway.

Evergrande Group, another real estate conglomerate, announced Thursday it had purchased almost 5 percent of the issued shares of China Vanke. Its shares surged 10 percent, their daily limit, on Thursday, and continued to increase 6.51 percent on Friday.

Crude production will continue to falter and descend to 8.3 million bpd, which represents a drop of around 1.1 million bpd compared to the 9.4 million bpd extracted in 2015. Chesapeake Energy also declined, losing 20 cents, or 4 percent, to $4.81. Many analysts and traders have warned of the glut in both crude and refined oil products this summer, particularly pointing to the lagging demand for US gasoline demand despite the peak season for driving in the United States.

The nonresidential sector accounted for a majority of July's gains, adding 11,500 net new jobs. The household survey showed some good news. "Employment rose in all sectors of the economy, helping to keep the rate of unemployment at 4.9 per cent amid an increase in the number of people entering the labor market looking for work", said Chris Williamson of IHS Markit.

Once the standing water in the waterline was flushed, treated water was delivered to North Battleford's F. E. Holliday water treatment plant for distribution. Contractors are also drilling wells at a water treatment plant with the goal of having a second alternative water supply operating at the end of August.

Peaty, who trains at Loughborough University under the guidance of coach Mel Marshall, had been untouchable in the heats and semi-finals, setting his first world record of 57.55 in the heats. "Nothing means more to me than racing for my country, racing for the Queen, the Royal family and racing for the people back home who support me". "I'm not going to settle for this".

The Australian Olympic Committee is standing by Horton, saying he is allowed to express himself. In the AAP report, Horton said Sun had splashed water at him during training. Some of the more serious comments threatened Horton's family, wished "divorce" on him and said he was going to die if he didn't #ApologizeToSunYang.

The claim could not be independently verified. The motive behind the attack was unclear, but several lawyers have been targeted during a recent spate of killings in Quetta , the provincial capital of Baluchistan which has a history of militant and separatist violence.

The net loss attributable to the company rose to $302.3 million, or 88 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30 from $53 million, or 15 cents per share, a year earlier. A look on the firm performance, its monthly performance is -36.36% and a quarterly performance of -91.25%. The company will break into three business segments around its Bausch & Lomb eyecare business; branded products including gastrointestinal drug Xifaxan and toenail treatment Jublia; and certain products ...

The fine ranks as its largest ever safety-related penalty, dwarfing a $38 million fine for PG&E over a 2008 natural gas explosion in the city of Rancho Cordova. The utility was convicted of obstructing an investigation and violating pipeline safety regulations leading up to the deadly blast in San Bruno, a city of about 41,000 just south of San Francisco, spokesman Abraham Simmons said in an email.

They put in such a spectacular performance that three-times world all around champion Biles needed to overhaul a target of just 7.591 with her final floor performance to secure the first Olympic gold of her career. So, good luck, rest of the world. On Sunday, the USA had the top three all-around finishers. Apart from him, Tamas Kenderesi from Hungary who did beat Phelps in the semifinals of the same event would be competing in the event from the third lane.

If there was any question that the USA has the best women's gymnastics team in the world, it was answered today for the fifth time. According to the official U.S. Biles had a minor bobble on her acrobatic series early on, but still put up the top score on beam for the United States. Karolyi wants there to be no doubt.

Three-time world all-around champion Biles was the only American to compete on all four apparatus - vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor - with all scores counting and no room for error. If she were allowed to compete, a Team USA sweep of the event would be entirely possible. The United States scored 184.897 after the four apparatus - vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor - with Russian Federation scoring 176.688 and 2008 champions China, 176.003.

Time Warner recently announced their $583 million purchase for a 10% stake in Hulu , jumping on board with other existing owners such as Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast . Of course, Hulu isn't shutting down entirely; for a price, customers will be able to subscribe to one of the platform's plans, for either $7.99 or $11.99 per month (depending on your tolerance for commercials).

The disruption was so widespread that at one point on Monday, the airline warned travellers that information on its website , its app, and even given by its own employees in airports, may be outdated. 2 carrier in Atlanta behind Delta. And it offered refunds and $200 in travel vouchers to people whose flights were cancelled or delayed at least three hours.

An employee uses her mobile phone to take photos of a Garuda Indonesia jetliner on the first day of operation of the new terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang in the outskirt of Jakarta , Indonesia, early Tuesday, Aug.

A Norwegian minister on Tuesday expressed hesitations about Britain possibly returning to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), putting a damper on London's chances of following in non-EU member Norway's footsteps after a Brexit. Keeping membership of the European Union's single market could add nearly two year's worth of growth to Britain's economy, according to a report published this morning.

They highlight the bank's accommodative stance and its close monitoring of data, and note that ongoing uncertainty remains about the effects of monsoons on food prices. On FCNR (B) account redemptions, Rajan said that "with a forex kitty of over United States dollars 365 billion, we have sufficient reserves to handle the problem", and added that 80 per cent of potential outgo has been secured by the central bank in the forwards market.

When Delta doesn't fly aircraft, flight crews don't get to where they are scheduled to be, which causes further delays and cancellations, according to a statement from the company. Such incidents show that computer and power systems for huge operations like airlines are "as important, or more important, as our bridges and other physical infrastructure that need to be constantly upgraded and maintained", said Ramnath Chellappa, an Emory University business professor.

The company recent traded volume was higher than its average volume of 887.16 thousand shares. Ending on June 30, the net sales of the company was around $1.8m, down from sales of $2m in its second quarter past year. Dean Foods Company is a food and beverage company. During the first half of 2016, the company generated almost $125.3 million of net cash from operating activities and $79.6 million of free cash flow after investing roughly $45.8 million as capital expenditure.

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) stock is now trading at about $13.21 and lots of rating firms seem to have a target price set on the stock. However brokerage recommendations suggests an ABR of 2.57 based on calls of 7 experts, where 3 brokers polls the stock a Strong Buy, 0 suggest the stock a Buy, 2 suggest Hold, 1 are rating the stock as Sell while 1 as Strong Sell.

Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vivint Solar during the first quarter valued at about $1,308,000. Over the past five trading sessions shares of Vivint Solar , Inc. (VSLR) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. Moreover, Quinn Opportunity Partners Llc has 0.55% invested in the company for 542,839 shares.

The difference between the expected and actual EPS was $0.06/share, which represents an Earnings surprise of 15.8%. The share price of the company (NYSE: JCP ) was unchanged +0.00%, with a high of 0.00 during the day and the volume of J.C.